Eugenia Forteza, Laura Virella, Zoya Gramagin Perform in Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

(Photo credit: Osber, Schumann) “From Falla to Chick Corea” will be presented at St. Frances Cabrini Shrine in NYC in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month on Oct. 17. The program features performances by soprano Zoya Gramagin, and mezzo-sopranos Eugenia Forteza and Laura Virella, along with pianist Alexander Chaplinskiy, and other instrumentalists. “From Falla to Chick Corea” includes both classical and {…}

Oct 3, 2020

Opera Quiz: Which Latin American Opera Star Is It?

As we continue our celebration of Hispanic / Latinx Heritage Month, we shift from great operas and composers throughout Latin America and Spain to modern-day opera stars. For this quiz, we provide you with a brief description and you must pick which singer it best applies to. We hope you enjoy!

Sep 28, 2020

Artist of the Week: Maria José Siri

This week, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is set to open “Nabucco,” the work that put Verdi on the map and is regarded as one of his early masterpieces. At the core of the opera is the challenging role of Abigaille, which requires a soprano who can sing both very low and very high with dramatic force and is also capable {…}

Oct 10, 2017

Hispanic Heritage Month 2017 – Part 4: 12 Composers With Impact in the Opera World

It is Hispanic Heritage month! The Latin American community has, particularly in recent years, been a major boon to the opera world, providing it with great singers and composers. This week, as part of a weekly series to celebrate the Hispanic culture and its influence on the opera world, we will turn to the great opera composers from Latin America. {…}

Oct 2, 2017

Hispanic Heritage Month 2017: 11 Male Singers Who Have Become Icons In Opera

It is Hispanic Heritage month! The Latin American community has, particularly in recent years, been a major boon to the opera world, providing it with great singers and composers, and a number of great operas. As the third part of this weekly series, we will look at some of the most popular male Hispanic singers currently dominating the operatic world. Rolando {…}

Sep 25, 2017

Hispanic Heritage Month 2017 – Part 2: 7 Divas Who Are Dominating The Opera World

This week we continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! The Latin American community has, particularly in recent years, been a major boon to the opera world, providing it with great singers and composers, and a number of great operas. As the first part of this weekly series, we look at some of the most popular Hispanic divas. We are NOT {…}

Sep 20, 2017

Hispanic Heritage Month 2017: 8 Essential Spanish-Language Operas

It is Hispanic Heritage month! The Latin American community has, particularly in recent years, been a major boon to the opera world, providing it with great singers and composers, and a number of great operas. As the first part of this weekly series, we look at some of the most popular Hispanic operas ever written. We are not looking at {…}

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